CVE-2012-3368

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2011-05-03
Bugzilla:
835849: CVE-2012-3368 dtach: Memory portion (random stack data) disclosure to the client by unclean client disconnect

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Integer signedness error in attach.c in dtach 0.8 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from daemon stack memory in opportunistic circumstances by reading application data after an improper connection-close request, as demonstrated by running an IRC client in dtach.

Find out more about CVE-2012-3368 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue affects the version of dtach as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 dtach Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 dtach Fix deferred

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